SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — As the issue of family members being “passed down” positions at public enterprises continues to strike controversy within society, nearly 100 relatives of current employees at the Korea Racing Authority were found to have been hired as full-time employees, a step up from their previous temporary positions. According to [...]

SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A racehorse trainer in his 30s from Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province was found to have committed suicide on Tuesday, allegedly due to an extremely heavy workload, which follows the suicide of another racehorse trainer in May. Lee, the racehorse trainer, was found dead in a car parked near [...]

JEJU, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Racing Authority’s ‘Lets Run Farm’ in Jeju is maintaining the island’s legacy as Korea’s leading horse-breeding area, in a tradition that goes back more than 1000 years. Lets Run Farm, which houses a vast field of 1,000㎡ for horseracing, five indoor race facilities, horse swimming pools, nurturing [...]

SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The first non-Korean was recently registered among the roughly 1000 racehorse owners recorded by the Korea Racing Authority (KRA), said officials on February 4. Joseph Dallao, head of the Korean branch of American defense contractor L-3 Communications, attended the KRA’s orientation program held for 10 newly registered racehorse owners this [...]

SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Korean horseracing will be telecast live in France and major European countries, according to the Korea Racing Authority (KRA). The KRA has signed a deal with France Galop, the French counterpart to telecast GI races being held in Seoul. GI Seoul will be shown live in France and other [...]

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — Now French gamblers can throw their money into thrilling horse racing competitions held in South Korea. The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) announced on October 16 that it signed an agreement with France Galop to run a pilot project to broadcast Korean horse races and operate totalizator services in France [...]

SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Park Won-soon, Seoul City Mayor, asked the Korea Racing Authority to suspend the business of a horseracing betting center in Yongsan, near Seoul’s downtown, arguing it harms the educational and residential environment in the area. Park who visited Yongsan residents who were taking a sit-in strike against the betting [...]

SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Now, horse racing enthusiasts in Singapore can be able to throw their money into exciting horse racing competitions in Korea. The Korea Racing Authority (KRA) announced on June 26th that it had signed with Singapore Turf Club, the city-state’s horse racing club, to telecast Korean horse racing competitions and [...]

SEOUL, Korea, Dec 06 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korea Racing Authority has begun an “art marketing” program to spruce up the neighborhood of its Seoul Race Park in Gwacheon, the southern suburb of Seoul. The authority said on December 5 that it would unveil the Horse Art Project on the 6th along the walkway “Golden Horseshoe Road” [...]